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South Korea’s top court permanently removes President Park from office
Mar 10, 2017 04:10South Korea’s Constitutional Court has upheld a parliamentary impeachment vote against President Park Geun-hye, permanently removing her from office.
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Koreans rally ahead of Park's impeachment ruling
Mar 09, 2017 13:10South Koreans have staged simultaneous rallies in the capital city Seoul in support and against the country’s scandal-hit president a day before the Constitutional Court is to decide her fate.
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North Korea ‘fires four ballistic missiles, three land in Japanese waters’
Mar 06, 2017 04:40North Korea has reportedly launched four ballistic missiles, three of which have landed into the Sea of Japan, in an area where Tokyo claims as its sovereign territory.
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South Korea quadruples reward for defectors from North
Mar 06, 2017 04:27South Korea has quadrupled its reward for North Korean defectors who have secret information about their reclusive home country.
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China ‘seriously concerned’ by US-South Korea drills
Mar 03, 2017 09:53China says it has communicated its concerns over ongoing military maneuvers by the United States and South Korea.
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Russia, China to intensify opposition to US missile System in South Korea
Mar 01, 2017 11:20Beijing says China and Russia have agreed to step up their coordinated efforts in opposition to the planned deployment in South Korea of a US missile system, insisting the move will harm regional security.
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South Korea, US begin annual drills as North prepares for ‘merciless’ counterstrike
Mar 01, 2017 10:59South Korean and US forces have kicked off massive joint military drills, which are held annually, as North Korea alerts its armed forces to prepare for a “merciless” counterstrike against potential enemy aggression.
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South Korean prosecutors indict five executives with Samsung
Mar 01, 2017 03:42South Korea’s special prosecutor’s office has indicted Samsung Group chief and four other executives with the company for bribery and embezzlement at the end of a probe into a scandal involving President Park Geun-hye.
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South Koreans sue Defense Ministry over THAAD
Feb 28, 2017 11:51The South Korean people residing near a golf course turned over to the country’s military by a major retail company to host a controversial US missile system have sued the Defense Ministry.
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South Korea wraps up final hearing in president’s trial
Feb 27, 2017 11:27South Korea’s Constitutional Court has wrapped up the final hearing in President Park Geun-hye’s trial for a graft scandal, as her supporters gathered in front of the court to demand her reinstatement.